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From: cmcmanis@sun.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: MAS-20 review
Message-ID: <13742@sun.uucp>
Date: Fri, 20-Feb-87 14:18:40 EST
Article-I.D.: sun.13742
Posted: Fri Feb 20 14:18:40 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Feb-87 07:21:08 EST
References: <221@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Mtn View, CA
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Keywords: Hard Disk Review
Summary: TxEd problems

In article <221@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, hsgj@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Dan Green) writes:
> 	As an unrelated note, it has been mentioned that MicroSmiths
> (NOT MicroBotics) provided a demo copy of TxEd on the disk that came
> with the MAS-20.  When I started up TxEd, the image forming the logo
> of MicroSmiths company was completely garbled, no doubt because I have
> a fast-memory board.  The "readme" file for TxEd also claimed, without
> any evidence, that half the Amiga community that used word processors
> or editors was using TxEd.  In my opinion, any company that blatently
> lies and can't even display their own copyright logo, probably cannot
> provide a worthwhile product.  I enjoyed throwing TxEd into the trashcan.
> -- Dan Green

Dan and others, the Demo copy of TxEd on the MicroBotics disk is old
and out of date. At the time the TxEd documentation was written half
the Amiga community (then about 20,000) *was* using it, that has 
of course changed. MicroSmiths and specifically Charlie Heath is
committed to writing quality software at reasonable prices. Their
two products TxEd and FastFonts both provide good capabilities for
the machine. 

Now I know Charlie and like him, which makes me biased I suppose however
I would hope one would reserve their opinion until seeing the 
product rather than the demo copy.


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--Chuck McManis
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